Fortina in Rye Brook is Open for Business

Fortina in Rye Brook held a soft opening on Monday in the former Racanelli’s Pizza & Brew in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center.

The second Fortina is like the first in all the ways that matter. Expect straightforward Italian dishes like thin pizzas and roasted, garlicky vegetables to come piping from the wood-fired oven. There are comforting pasta bowls and a serious devotion to Italian meats and cheeses. And the same boisterous, campy atmosphere, with a space that will click with girls’ night groups, families, date night couples and post-work bar crowd.

The important difference comes with the kitchen toys Petroni allowed himself this time around: there are huge two wood-fired ovens, one for pizza and one for everything else.

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Megan McCaffrey is a food writer for The Journal News and contributor to the Small Bites Blog. She has a degree in Digital Media from Fordham University and a fondness for good craft beer. She loves to bake, read cooking blogs and taste all the Lower Hudson Valley has to offer. Megan lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut with her husband and three kids.